The poll title says "Who do you think will win the ICC Champion's Trophy 2009". Only one vote for South Africa, none for Sri Lanka and none for Australia, the three teams most likely to go all the way (South Africa vs Sri Lanka would probably be the most deserving Final so far). On top of that, eight votes for Pakistan and
thirteen, wait, let me check that again, yes,
thirteen, no it can't be true, let me check one more time,
thirteen for India?! Unbelievable. Read the title of the poll before voting!
Now, lets consider the question that really matters.
What's your team?. Of course, I support Pakistan, but let's face it, we're not the favorites to win the tournament. But let me ask you something. Who cares? Who do we have to prove ourselves to? nobody. And it's not worth it either. Not a single non-Pakistani can understand what makes us support our team like lunatics through the most unlikely situations. No one can doubt that we could take it all, and frankly, after the T20 WC, it wouldn't even be such a surprise if we did. But the T20 was a dream story. If it'd been India, we'd have had five Bollywood super-hit movies with horrible acting and one with even worse acting lined up for release, probably titled "Indian Champions" or something else equally cheesy. We can't repeat the magic of the T20, it's almost impossible, but we can still win this tournament. We do not require assurances from outsiders.
But, thinking rationally (since when have we Pakistanis been slaves to rationality?), here's my completely unscientific ranking order:
South Africa
Sri Lanka
Australia
Pakistan
India
England
West Indies
New Zealand
Well, That dosent make u better of India... Ok if thats the case, India is ahead of rankings , So India is better than Pakistan in all the formats of the game..
Yes, you are correct in everything you say, India is a Superpower in everything. We shouldn't even bother playing the CT, let's just hand the Trophy to India and save some money. Sachin Tendulkar is the greatest human being that ever touched a Cricket bat, and Kapil Dev is not even human, he was an angel of god sent to smite the evil-doers. Dictionaries should include a map of India next to the definition of the words "Superpower" and "Greatness", and the number 1 should be re-named the number "India".
Enjoy your stay on PDF,
Join, however short it may be.
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WHEN YOU ARE NOT ABLE TO BOWL ON WICKET'S WITHOUT THE BATSMEN , HOW ON EARTH ARE YOU GONNA THROW WHEN BATSMEN ARE THERE, MAN OUR BATSMENT DID THE JOB FOR US, AND NON OF UR BOWLERS WERE ABLE TO GET A SINGLE SHOT.
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